Judith Gould is a fictional American writer of

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used by co-authors: Nicholas Peter "Nick" Bienes and Rhea Gallaher, who are actually both men. Gould is a ''

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'' bestselling author whose books have been translated into 22 languages. In addition to being writing partners, Bienes and Gallaher are also involved romantically. They currently live together in room 600 of the famous

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, regarded as the hotel's most luxurious suite.

Biographies

Nicholas Peter Bienes

Nick Bienes was born on January 9, 1952, in a small town in Austria, and baptized Klaus Peter Peer. After his biological father died he was adopted by his aunt, who had married a U.S. American serviceman, and consequently he was renamed Klaus Peter Bienes. He has lived in Austria, Yugoslavia, Germany and the United States. He is a native speaker of both German and English.

Rhea Gallaher

(pronounced Ray) Rhea Gallager was born on May 22, 1945. He grew up in

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(a small town near

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Bibliography as Judith Gould

Single novels

*''Sins'', 1982/Nov (adapted into the 1986

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'', starring

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) *''Dazzle'', 1989/May *''Never Too Rich'', 1990/Oct *''Forever'', 1992/Jun *''Too Damn Rich'', 1993/Jun *''Till The End Of Time'', 1998/Dec *''Rhapsody'', 1999/Nov *''Time To Say Goodbye'', 2000/Aug *''A Moment In Time'', 2001/Aug *''The Best Is Yet To Come'', 2002/Aug *''The Greek Villa'', 2003/Oct *''The Parisian Affair'', 2004/Oct *''Dreamboat'', 2005/Oct *''The Secret Heiress'', 2006/Oct *''Greek Winds of Fury'', 2008/Dec

Love-makers Trilogy

#''The Love-Makers'', 1985 #''The Texas Years'', 1989/Jan #''Second Love'', 1997/Nov

References and sources

External links

Official SiteList of booksNAL biography
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